Residents of Brookdale Rockefeller’s memory care unit joined with guests from the Board of Developmental Disabilities for a fun painting class today. The participants traced pictures of their choosing onto acetate and then painted them for a unique piece of original art.

 We began our bi-weekly Gentle Yoga classes at Stone Gardens assisted living today. The turnout was excellent and the residents learned poses and breathing exercises to help increase their strength, flexibility, balance and stamina.

 We were very excited today to begin our new Fiber Arts program. We held a sewing class at The Homewood Residence, and the residents made lovely fabric pouches they can use to hold all kinds of personal items. Those with vision and dexterity challenges were assisted, so that everyone could participate. The residents loved their creations!

 Many thanks to the DeJohn Community Center for hosting our Introduction to Holistic Health Care program for the active seniors who attend the center. The participants learned about the benefits of yoga, Tai Chi, massage, Reiki and meditation. We explained how these practices can help to heal us holistically – body, mind and spirit. They had lots of good questions afterwards!

 Lots of smiles today when Lucy the therapy dog came to visit with the seniors at The Slovene Home. Everyone learned about the training program that therapy dogs go through, and everyone got a chance to pet Lucy and give her a treat. Lucy was a very happy girl!